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The Iron Maiden Tour 1980

April – December 1980

Immediately after the end of the Metal For Muthas tour, Iron Maiden received the chance to open for Judas Priest's British Steel tour. While on tour in the U.K. with Judas Priest, Maiden's debut studio album Iron Maiden, was released, which exploded into the charts at number 4! When the British Steel tour ended, Maiden performed an extensive U.K. tour of their own, which included four sold-out dates at the Marquee in London and an appearance at the prestigious Reading Festival. Then in August Iron Maiden joined Kiss for their European tour, but did not open for Kiss in the U.K, since they had already completed two U.K. tours already that year. It was while touring in Europe with Kiss that it became evident to the band that Dennis Stratton's musical direction was incompatible with Maiden's, and in the autumn Stratton was replaced by Urchin guitarist Adrian Smith. The last gig of the year occurred in December at London's Rainbow Theatre while the band was in the process of recording the Killers album. Despite technical problems which forced the last half of the show to be played twice, Maiden succeeded in recording the footage of what was to become the first Iron Maiden video.

During the Iron Maiden Tour, Maiden headlined some U.K. shows as well as opening for Kiss, UFO, Judas Priest and Humble Pie. They also may have played with some of the bands listed in the previous tour.

The following setlist is from their Reading Festival appearance. I don't know much about the setlist for the U.K. and European tours, but since they were mostly an opening act it was probably not much different from this.

Setlist (Reading Festival)
Intro: The Ides Of March
Sanctuary
Prowler
Wrathchild
Remember Tomorrow

Charlotte The Harlot

Killers
Another Life
Drum solo
Transylvania
Guitar solo
Strange World
Innocent Exile
Phantom Of The Opera
Iron Maiden
Running Free
Drifter
I've Got The Fire

Songs Played only on few shows
Women In Uniform

TOUR DATES

DATE	LOCATION	VENUE	INFO
01/04/1980	London, UK	Rainbow Theatre	Support PRAYING MANTIS
02/04/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club	Support: TYGERS OF PANG TANG
03/04/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club	Support: TYGERS OF PANG TANG
05/04/1980	Kotrjik, Belgium	Wheel Pop Festival	First gig outside the UK. First time in Belgium.
06/04/1980	London, UK	The Bandwagon
07/04/1980	Plymouth, UK	Fiesta
08/04/1980	London, UK	The Ruskin Arms	Support: TYGERS OF PAN TANG
10/04/1980	Grimsby, UK	Central Hall	Paul Di'Anno was ill, so Maiden played a fully instrumental set.
14/04/1980	London, UK	The Ruskin Arms
15/05/1980	Lincoln, UK	Drill Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
16/05/1980	Newcastle, UK	Mayfair	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
17/05/1980	Dunfermline, Scotland	Kinema Ballroom	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
18/05/1980	Ayr, Scotland	Pavilion	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
19/05/1980	Aberdeen, Scotland	Music Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
20/05/1980	Carlisle, UK	Market Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
21/05/1980	Bradford, UK	Saint George's Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
23/05/1980	Cambridge, UK	Corn Exchange	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
25/05/1980	Dunstable, UK	Queensway Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
27/05/1980	Blackburn, UK	King George's Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
28/05/1980	Wolverhampton, UK	Civic Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
29/05/1980	Hanley, UK	Victoria Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
30/05/1980	Swindon, UK	Brunnel's Room	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
31/05/1980	Saint Austell, UK	Cornwall Coliseum	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
01/06/1980	Bristol, UK	Locarno	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
02/06/1980	Malvern, UK	Winter Gardens	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
04/06/1980	Cardiff, Wales	Top Rank	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
06/06/1980	Cromer, UK	West Runton Pavilion	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
07/06/1980	Birmingham, UK	Odeon	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
08/06/1980	Sheffield, UK	Top Rank	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
09/06/1980	Liverpool, UK	Royal County Theatre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
11/06/1980	Sunderland, UK	Mecca Centre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
12/06/1980	Dundee, Scotland	Caird Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
13/06/1980	Glasgow, Scotland	Apollo Theatre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
14/06/1980	Middlesborough, UK	Town Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
16/06/1980	Wakefield, UK	Unity Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
17/06/1980	Leicester, UK	De Montfort Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
18/06/1980	Chatham, UK	Central Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
18/06/1980	Guildford, UK	Civic Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
20/06/1980	London, UK	Rainbow Theatre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
21/06/1980	Bracknell, UK	Sports Centre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
22/06/1980	Swansea, Wales	Brangwyn Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
22/06/1980	Brighton, UK	Top Rank	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
24/06/1980	Norwich, UK	St. Andrews Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
25/06/1980	Derby, UK	Assembly Rooms	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
26/06/1980	Manchester, UK	Apollo Theatre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
27/06/1980	Bath, UK	Pavilion	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
28/06/1980	Oxford, UK	New Theatre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
29/06/1980	Swansea, Wales	Brangwyn Hall	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
30/06/1980	Poole, UK	Arts Centre	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
01/07/1980	Portsmouth, UK	Locarno	Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay
03/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club	Support: RAVEN
04/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club	Support: FIST
05/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club	Support: FIST
08/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
09/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
11/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
12/07/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
19/07/1980	Oulu, Finland	Kuusrock Festival	Support: BAD MANNERS
10/08/1980	London, UK	Global Village	Support: ANGEL WITCH, URCHIN
21/08/1980	Cromer, UK	West Runton Pavilion
23/08/1980	Reading, UK	Reading Festival	Special Guests to UFO
24/08/1980	Lisbon, Portugal	Cascais Hall	CANCELED Due to budgeting constraints.
25/08/1980	Lisbon, Portugal	Cascais Hall	CANCELED Due to budgeting constraints.
29/08/1980	Rome, Italy	Castle St. Angelo	Supporting KISS
30/08/1980	Perugia, Italy	Stadion Communale	CANCELED The gig was planned but never played.
31/08/1980	Bologna, Italy	Stadion Communale	CANCELED The gig was planned but never played.
01/09/1980	Genoa, Italy	Palasport	Supporting KISS
02/09/1980	Milan, Italy	Velodromo Vigorelli	Supporting KISS The gig was originally planned to take place at the Stadion Communale of Turin
06/09/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
07/09/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
11/09/1980	Nuremberg, Germany	Messehalle	Supporting KISS
12/09/1980	Düsseldorf, Germany	Philipshalle	Supporting KISS
13/09/1980	Frankfurt, Germany	Rebstock-Gelände	Supporting KISS Open Air Festival
15/09/1980	Dortmund, Germany	Westfalenhalle	Supporting KISS
17/09/1980	Stuttgart, Germany	Sindelfinger Messehalle	Supporting KISS
18/09/1980	Munich, Germany	Olympiahalle	Supporting KISS
20/09/1980	Kassel, Germany	Eissporthalle	Supporting KISS
21/09/1980	Brussels, Belgium	Forêt Nationale	Supporting KISS
23/09/1980	Avignon, France	Parc des Expositions	Supporting KISS
24/09/1980	Lyon, France	Palais des Sports	Supporting KISS
27/09/1980	Paris, France	Hippodrome de Pantin	Supporting KISS
28/09/1980	Basle, Switzerland	Sankt Jacobshalle	Supporting KISS
30/09/1980	Cologne, Germany	Sporthalle	Supporting KISS
01/10/1980	Bremen, Germany	Stadthalle	Supporting KISS
02/10/1980	Hannover, Germany	Niedersachsenhalle	Supporting KISS
04/10/1980	Hamburg, Germany	Ernst-Herck-Halle	Supporting KISS
05/10/1980	Leiden, Netherlands	Groenoordhal	Supporting KISS
06/10/1980	Karlsruhe, Germany	Schwarzwaldhalle	Supporting KISS
09/10/1980	Stockholm, Sweden	Eriksdalshallen	Supporting KISS
10/10/1980	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium	Supporting KISS
11/10/1980	Copenhagen, Denmark	Brøndbyhallen	Supporting KISS
13/10/1980	Drammen, Norway	Drammenshallen	Supporting KISS Dennis Stratton's last concert with Iron Maiden.
08/11/1980	Munich, Germany	Rock Pop	TV show – Adrian Smith's very first performance with Iron Maiden.
21/11/1980	Uxbridge, UK	Brunel University	Adrian Smith's first concert with Iron Maiden.
22/11/1980	Leeds, UK	University
23/11/1980	Redcar, UK	Coatham Bowl
24/11/1980	Hull, UK	City Hall
25/11/1980	Newcastle, UK	City Hall
26/11/1980	Birmingham, UK	Odeon
27/11/1980	Derby, UK	Assembly Rooms
28/11/1980	Hanley, UK	Victoria Hall
29/11/1980	Sheffield, UK	University	CANCELED due Paul Di'Anno having a throat infection
30/11/1980	Manchester, UK	Apollo Theatre
01/12/1980	Nottingham, UK	Rock City
19/12/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
20/12/1980	London, UK	Marquee Club
21/12/1980	London, UK	Rainbow Thearte	Xmas party concert and recording of the very first Iron Maiden Video

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